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This book has 102 pieces of V-mail, just over 4" x 5" (one really does need some kind of magnifier to read them. Some with great art work and good content. First 30 are to Mrs. Catherine McPhillips, Norwood, OH from her son, S/Sgt. Edward McPhillips, 33rd Service Group, and J.P McPhillips, Hq 817 T....
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"Battle rattles" were noisemakers mostly used by smaller Navy vessels to alert sailors of a boarding attempt or other emergency. This rattle, although it appears the appropriate age, is of much cruder construction than most Civil War-era Navy examples we have seen, leading us to believe it may have...
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Lot includes one lithographed tray with the White House and small oval of FDR in top left corner; one General Douglas MacArthur plate; one Marine Corps Hymn plate; one Douglas Aricraft plate; one "Remember Pearl Harbor" plate. Also included in lot are the plate holders.
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Accompanied by detailed description of contents of album. Album measures 10 x 14". Front and back cover are missing. There are 254 photos in this album, plus 14 in a yellow envelope. Pre-service and service photos.
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Uniform includes tunic with bond drive patch on right shoulder, trousers, side cap. The first division unit patch ever used by the Army was for the 81st Infantry Division. This unit trained at Fort Jackson, SC, near Wildcat Creek. They created patches so they could identify each other quickly in com...
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Scrapbook measures 14 x 11" and has a variety of "treasures" preserved. This book is associated with Pvt. Leonard Koch, 46th Armored Infantry Battalion, most from the last year of the war. It includes Koch's Certificate of Proficiency from Ft. Knox, Mechanics Course, Tank Division in June of 1944. T...
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British, a group of seven drawings depicting men in military uniforms, with three uniforms dated 1745, one dated 1770, one dated 1778, one dated 1792, one dated 1750; PLUS one military uniform drawing dated 1824; largest 9.5 x 7.25 in.
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How often have we said "I need to find a button for this," or "if I only had a buckle to fix that holster or saddle." Well look no more. Buttons, buttons, we've got the buttons and buckles.
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